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In the 2019 film “Dark Waters,” based on a true story, protagonist Robert Bilott is a corporate defense lawyer taking on DuPont in environmental litigation. The defense team’s strategy is somewhat unique in cinema, though not for those familiar with complex litigation: they don’t hide the smoking gun existence of “forever chemicals,” but merely bury evidence of their existence in millions of documents.
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